ABC Teach the Educators online resource http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/abc_activities/
Join site at a cost $40/year
Limited number of free worksheets and flash cards
Flash cards: numbers 1-10, 1-20; alphabet (2 font styles)
Shape puzzles
Colors
English vocabulary games http://www.manythings.org/lulu/
Click the letter in the correct order: gives words, student chooses the letters from the word in chronological order. Would have to show student how to do this.
English vocabulary games with pictures: picture to word/ word to picture, pictures are labeled so they can match the words with first activity. Second one is missing the labels. “Vegetables” uses real pictures while the others use drawings.
Categories: animals, insects, food, vegetables, sports, things in the house, things people wear, transportation and communication, verbs, tools, adjectives, buildings and shapes.
Other activities in this website are above a beginner’s level.
ESL library.com The Resource Site for English Teachers http://esl-library.com/flashcards.php?gclid=CM-I0PuH_6kCFVAD2goduwWnyA
join site at a cost of $55/year. Shorter terms available.
This website has over 2,000 images for flashcards and also has lesson plans for English, French and Spanish. Geared towards older learners. Topic include: verbs, adjectives, prepositions, in and at school, at work and in the office, food and drink, clothes, housing, furniture, tools and toys, and grammar sets.
ESL Literacy for beginners http://home.earthlink.net/~brekkmail/id25.html
Computer tutorial on how to use the computer
Headings : For teachers and tutors, preliteracy with pictures for students to choose activities, alphabet, numbers, personal information, greetings, family calendar, weather, seasons, time, money, shopping, body parts, health, emergencies, jobs, signs, food, colors, clothes, sight words
Note: Mr. Tandy videos are not available due to copyright issues.
ESL on line learning games
Free ESL Flashcards http://www.eslflashcards.com/preview.php?id=2
Free site, but can give donation.
This website has over 2900 flashcards. Cards come in three sizes. Categories are actions and adjectives. Hoover over pictures of flashcards to see the words covered.
http://www.johnmh.com/pages/shop.html
For older students
Links to other websites
Several categories
Talking matching exercises
Requires headphones for some activities
LiteracyCenter. Net-The Early Childhood Education Network www.literacycenter.net
Teaches early childhood skills in four languages (English, French Spanish and Dutch)
Website talks it also demonstrates how to maneuver within the different areas
Categories: letters, shapes, writing, words, numbers colors, keyboard
Many things.org http://www.manythings.org/e/easy.html
Better for older students
Games are self correcting. Audio concentration has you turn over cards and student has to match the words being said.
Some activities require “flash”
Word web needs to be demonstrated because letters can be used more than once.
Instructional Strategies A-Z26 Strategies for Teaching ESL in the Content Areas- describes things to help teachers be successful with ESL learners http://www.d11.org/doi/esl/1%20ESL%20Resources/3AZTeachingStrategies.htm
Great handout to keep with lesson plans
Tied to best practices
ESL programs in a nutshell
Story reading sites
Kidz club http://www.kizclub.com/reading1.htm
For younger children but may work for older ones
Different stories to choose from
Reads and words are highlighted
High interest
Storyline online http://www.storylineonline.net/
Children’s books read by famous people
Uses modified illustrations from the story to aide in comprehension
Note: many of the above websites contain flash cards. These are easy to use with students and can be used for games. Different types of flash cards can be purchased at dollar stores and other retail stores.
number
counting
matching
alphabet (Wal Mart sells a alphabet match (Aa) set of cards play go fish with letters and letter sounds)
Website Links for Teachers
ABC Teach the Educators online resourcehttp://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/abc_activities/
Join site at a cost $40/year
Limited number of free worksheets and flash cards
Flash cards: numbers 1-10, 1-20; alphabet (2 font styles)
Shape puzzles
Colors
English vocabulary games
http://www.manythings.org/lulu/
Click the letter in the correct order: gives words, student chooses the letters from the word in chronological order. Would have to show student how to do this.
English vocabulary games with pictures: picture to word/ word to picture, pictures are labeled so they can match the words with first activity. Second one is missing the labels. “Vegetables” uses real pictures while the others use drawings.
Categories: animals, insects, food, vegetables, sports, things in the house, things people wear, transportation and communication, verbs, tools, adjectives, buildings and shapes.
Other activities in this website are above a beginner’s level.
ESL library.com The Resource Site for English Teachers
http://esl-library.com/flashcards.php?gclid=CM-I0PuH_6kCFVAD2goduwWnyA
join site at a cost of $55/year. Shorter terms available.
This website has over 2,000 images for flashcards and also has lesson plans for English, French and Spanish. Geared towards older learners. Topic include: verbs, adjectives, prepositions, in and at school, at work and in the office, food and drink, clothes, housing, furniture, tools and toys, and grammar sets.
ESL Literacy for beginners
http://home.earthlink.net/~brekkmail/id25.html
Computer tutorial on how to use the computer
Headings : For teachers and tutors, preliteracy with pictures for students to choose activities, alphabet, numbers, personal information, greetings, family calendar, weather, seasons, time, money, shopping, body parts, health, emergencies, jobs, signs, food, colors, clothes, sight words
Note: Mr. Tandy videos are not available due to copyright issues.
ESL on line learning games
http://www.eslkidstuff.com/OnlineGamesMain.htm
games for elementary students
time, matching, counting, alphabet
links to other sites
Free ESL Flashcards
http://www.eslflashcards.com/preview.php?id=2
Free site, but can give donation.
This website has over 2900 flashcards. Cards come in three sizes. Categories are actions and adjectives. Hoover over pictures of flashcards to see the words covered.
http://www.johnmh.com/pages/shop.html
For older students
Links to other websites
Several categories
Talking matching exercises
Requires headphones for some activities
LiteracyCenter. Net-The Early Childhood Education Network
www.literacycenter.net
Teaches early childhood skills in four languages (English, French Spanish and Dutch)
Website talks it also demonstrates how to maneuver within the different areas
Categories: letters, shapes, writing, words, numbers colors, keyboard
Many things.org
http://www.manythings.org/e/easy.html
Better for older students
Games are self correcting. Audio concentration has you turn over cards and student has to match the words being said.
Some activities require “flash”
Word web needs to be demonstrated because letters can be used more than once.
USALearners
http://www.usalearns.org/index/welcome.cfm?CFID=3116862&CFTOKEN=70285115&jsessionid=3c306c29f35438d2fdb47754b4b55264c6d2
For older students
Teaches useful vocabulary with authentic pictures
3 levels (beginner-intermediate)
Instructional Strategies A-Z26 Strategies for Teaching ESL in the Content Areas- describes things to help teachers be successful with ESL learners
http://www.d11.org/doi/esl/1%20ESL%20Resources/3AZTeachingStrategies.htm
Great handout to keep with lesson plans
Tied to best practices
ESL programs in a nutshell
Story reading sites
Kidz clubhttp://www.kizclub.com/reading1.htm
For younger children but may work for older ones
Different stories to choose from
Reads and words are highlighted
High interest
Storyline online
http://www.storylineonline.net/
Children’s books read by famous people
Uses modified illustrations from the story to aide in comprehension
Note: many of the above websites contain flash cards. These are easy to use with students and can be used for games. Different types of flash cards can be purchased at dollar stores and other retail stores.
Translator Websites:
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_txt Easy to use
http://translate.google.com/# Easy to use
How to use Google translate to teach Englsih
By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guidehttp://esl.about.com/od/modernteachingtechniques/a/teach_english_google_translate.htm
links to google translate
discusses how to use website for teaching English